All The market articles – Page 7
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News AnalysisAre UK brokers using data analysis as the ‘main driver’ for personal lines cross-selling?
The cost of living crisis could be a catalyst to spur brokers to tap into data and cross-selling opportunities as end clients carefully consider their finances and insurance providers
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News AnalysisBrokers have ‘key role’ to unlock cyber cover options for SME market
Generalist, High Street and regional brokers must not ‘shy away’ from client conversations around cyber cover if penetration of this type of insurance is to improve
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NewsInsurers welcome High Court decision in Stonegate Group Covid-linked BI case
The pub and restaurant business is planning to appeal aspects of the court’s decision, while insurers have called the judgment ‘a positive outcome’
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News AnalysisValueSpace: The insurtech planning to improve insurers’ combined operating ratios by de-risking dams
The former Lloyd’s Lab participant believes dam failure can be classified as a black swan event
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News AnalysisNeurodivergence – the ‘absolute commercial opportunity’ for insurance firms
Insurance firms can benefit from hiring neurodivergent individuals, but more work needs to be done
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News AnalysisInsurers spooked as Halloween’s ‘mischief night’ approaches
With Halloween fast approaching, many insurers will be on their guard as the night is one the biggest for car theft, vandalism, fires and burglaries – but the need for cover doesn’t end there for some haunted customers
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AnalysisThe Big Question October 2022: What is the current state of play in the construction professional indemnity market?
Insurance Times asks industry leaders about the current construction PI market as headwinds hit the sector following the likes of the Grenfell Tower tragedy
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AnalysisComplaints fall post-pandemic, but how is the industry really faring?
Insurance DataLab picks out the choice complaints data to explore where insurers are succeeding and where they can target improvements
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News AnalysisEmployee ownership could boost ‘motivation and common purpose’ in insurance sector firms
While employee owned businesses can boost productivity, they are particularly susceptible to the harsh realities of the business world
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NewsCollaboration and leadership bolsters anti-fraud response – IFED
Detective chief inspector Tom Hill, head of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, explains how the force is best suited to tackle fraud in its position as a National Lead Force
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AnalysisRevealed: Who won at the Insurance Times Tech and Innovation Awards 2022?
Insurance Times returned to the glamorous Royal Lancaster Hotel in London for this year’s Tech and Innovation Awards on 22 September 2022.
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IT InterviewDomenico del Re: Insurance industry must support roll out of green technology
The insurance industry must lead on green tech cover to support UK’s transition to net zero, says PWC partner.
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AnalysisBriefing: Is hybrid working diminishing London’s leadership as an insurance market?
Individuals entering the world of work today may not have experienced working alongside their colleagues five days a week – ‘their careers may be marked by the lack of that’, according to broker boss
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AnalysisWill the UK government’s road to net zero strategy drive classic cars to extinction?
Classic cars could provide an alternative to electric vehicles as they are more sustainable then the general public may assume
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AnalysisProfessional winter sport athletes left out in the cold by insurance
Brokers must ‘think outside the box’ if they wish to fill the winter sports protection gap
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AnalysisWhich firms are leading the way on customer experience?
Insurance DataLab takes a deep dive into the customer experience provided by personal lines insurers and brokers – which organisations have excelled across the analysis’ four service metrics?
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AnalysisInsurers deploy strategies to embed technology into claims function
Digital transformation within claims departments is accelerating – and insurers are employing different approaches to tap into the relevant tech expertise to improve customer and cost outcomes
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AnalysisThe Big Question September 2022: Do brokers need a formal qualification to advise clients?
Following a CII group’s call for action that mandatory qualifications or a minimum number of years’ experience should be introduced in order for brokers to advise clients, industry experts share their opinions…
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NewsAmanda Blanc: Aviva is ‘not in any way vulnerable’
Following the ‘seismic move’ to divest non-UK, Ireland and Canada-based businesses, group chief executive confirms that Aviva has a ‘strength and performance that we didn’t have before’
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AnalysisCyber risk rating reports versus threat intelligence - what is ‘the best tool’ to analyse firms’ cyber security?
Industry leaders expose problems with cyber vulnerability assessment tools and discuss new ways to get ahead of cyber criminals
